It becomes necessary to read the Declaration of Independence to your child.
Not really, but it was kind of fun! Preston read John, Paul, George and Ben last week and has been fascinated ever since with the fact that John Hancock signed his name so big. He seriously talks about it every day. So today I dug out Kate's copy of the DofI that Granny and Pa picked up at Monticello and Preston asked me to read it to him- the WHOLE thing. And he liked it! He must get that from me- I have my degree in political science. And we all know how big of a conservative he already is!! He says he wants to be an ENT when he grows up, but maybe he'll be the president.
If you haven't actually read the Declaration of Independence, DO! When you read it, it really puts into focus what our country was actually founded on - rule by the PEOPLE, not government. And the stuff about the King of England sounds so eerily similar to Obama that it gave me chills as I read it. Seriously, people need to read this and take a look at what's going on right now and realized that in just the past 4 years, we've gone so far astray from what our founding fathers intended this country to be- what's worked for over 200 years. This is our year for change- don't take it for granted.
We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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